Species

Asolene spixi

A compact, zebra-striped apple snail that actually eats pest snails.

Aphanius splendens

A rare Turkish killifish relative worth keeping for conservation as much as curiosity.

Thorichthys maculipinnis

A gentle Central American cichlid that surprises with its delicate spotted fins.

Sewellia sp. "SEW01"

A bold hillstream loach from Vietnam with a spotted pattern and real personality.

Hemibarbus maculatus

A bold, active coolwater fish with a row of dramatic flank spots.

Brachydanio nigrofasciatus

A rare, peaceful little danio from Myanmar that rewards patient keepers.

Gasteropelecus levis

A surface-hugging jumper with a deep keel and surprisingly peaceful nature.

Sewellia speciosa

A spotted hillstream loach that's feisty, fascinating, and surprisingly easy to breed.

Pangio muraeniformis

A slithery little bottom-dweller with a bold spotted pattern and a 10-year lifespan.

Metynnis maculatus

A schooling cousin of the piranha that mostly just wants to eat your plants.

Tridacna squamosa

A beginner-friendly giant clam with dramatic, fluted shell edges and vivid mantle colors.

Puntius kamalika

A quietly attractive Sri Lankan barb that earns its keep without demanding much.

Asterina gibbosa

A tiny, hardy sea star that's more interesting than it first appears.

Astraea tecta

A tireless reef tank janitor that scrapes algae from glass and rock with quiet efficiency.

Corydoras sterbai

A long-lived, peaceful catfish that does everything better in a group.

Corynactis annulata

A tough, colorful corallimorpharian that thrives where most corals struggle.

Corynactis californica

A Pacific anemone lookalike that carpets rocky reefs in vivid, candy-like clusters.

Boraras naevus

A thumbnail-sized Thai rasbora with bold body blotches and big personality in groups.

Erromyzon sp. "Red Spots"

A rarely identified hillstream loach with bold red spots and fascinating spawning behavior.

Puntius lineatus

A peaceful Bornean barb that shows its best colors in a proper school.

Gymnostomus lineatus

A floodplain grazer with faint lateral stripes and a wandering lifestyle.

Hypostomus sp

Ancient armored grazers from one of South America's most remote wild places.

Hypostomus sp. "L231"

A mysterious Peruvian pleco whose identity still has scientists guessing.

Hypostomus punctatus

A hardy Brazilian pleco that earns its keep cleaning up algae and debris.

Oryzias eversi

A tiny Sulawesi ricefish with a fascinating pelvic-brooding trick.

Oryzias wolasi

A tiny Sulawesi ricefish with glowing color and surprisingly easy breeding habits.

Aulonocara maylandi maylandi

A gentle Malawi cichlid with a vivid yellow streak down its back.

Kottelatlimia pristes

A tiny blackwater loach from Borneo that punches above its weight in personality.

Rasbora lacrimula

A tiny Bornean rasbora with a teardrop tail spot and big personality in a school.

Palythoa grandis

Bold colonial polyps from Costa Rica's reefs, forgiving enough for beginner reef tanks.

Xiphophorus hellerii

The elongated tail sword makes males one of the most recognizable livebearers in the hobby.

Hemimyzon formosanus

A rare Taiwanese hillstream fish that needs company to truly settle in.

Acrossocheilus paradoxus

A boldly barred Taiwanese cyprinid that's surprisingly easy to keep.

Hypergastromyzon humilis

A tiny Bornean hillstream loach that crawls rocks instead of swimming

Aspidoras taurus

A pint-sized armored catfish that breathes air and thrives in groups.

Zoogoneticus tequila

A fish kept in aquariums that may no longer exist anywhere in the wild.